“He was writing most of these pieces to play himself or have his students play. I don't think there was nearly the same sense of passing music on for posterity.”
“Recently, one of my own performance majors, who previously had volunteered to me that she didn't like to teach, announced that she wanted to get a D.M.A. in pedagogy. Surprised, I asked what had caused her change of heart. She said, 'Jess is such a great professor!' When students contemplate changing their professional life because of even brief contact with one person, we should take note!”
